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the united states would not be able to maintain the freedom and security without the men and women from the cia. the agency declined to talk about the work. one of the victims is survived by his wife and three children. >> the kids are some of the nicest kids. it the's just really a shame people all over the world are missing their loved ones at a time when they should be enjoying one another. >> in langley, virginia, flags fly at half-staff. no word on funeral or memorial service. >>> a man accused of trying to blow up a plane on christmas day has ties to the ft. hood assassin. a classified rept se to president obama reveals u.s. agencies have enough intelligence to prevent the attack. pilots are upset they weren't warn after the attempted attack. >> there were 3,500 flights airborne over the united states at the time. who can guarantee there wasn't another event to happen. >>> five men with ties to the washington area detained in pakistan could spend the rest of their lives behind bars there. the men were arrested with suspicion this month trying to link up with al qaeda. police say t
the united states would not be able to maintain the freedom and security without the men and women from the cia. the agency declined to talk about the work. one of the victims is survived by his wife and three children. >> the kids are some of the nicest kids. it the's just really a shame people all over the world are missing their loved ones at a time when they should be enjoying one another. >> in langley, virginia, flags fly at half-staff. no word on funeral or memorial service....
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and there were 3,500 flights airborne over the united states at the time. and who can guarantee that there wasn't another event about to happen on one of those flights as well? >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to convince european nations to use more full-body scanners to pick up suspected bombers. britain's prime minister, gordon brown, has called for an international summit on terror in late january to talk about preventing future terrorist attacks. and the senate intelligence committee will be conducting its own investigation to find out why there was so much miscommunication among antiterror agencies. those hearings begin january 21st. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> conservative radio host rush limbaugh was released from a hawaii hospital today. he was ten there wednesday after having chest pains while on vacation in haonolulhonolulu. today, limbaugh said tests showed nothing wrong with his heart. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6" this evening, making it out of a fire alive. we'll tell you what one family did right. >>> find out why a deadly b
and there were 3,500 flights airborne over the united states at the time. and who can guarantee that there wasn't another event about to happen on one of those flights as well? >> reporter: the u.s. is trying to convince european nations to use more full-body scanners to pick up suspected bombers. britain's prime minister, gordon brown, has called for an international summit on terror in late january to talk about preventing future terrorist attacks. and the senate intelligence committee...
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the united states would not be able to michael jackson tornado the freedom and security that we cherish without decades of service from the dedicated men and women of the cia. the agency declined to provide details on the casualties from the attack or the nature of the work terrify base. one of the victims, 37-year-old harold brown jr. lived in fairfax county, virginia. he is survived by his wife and threechildren, ages 2, 10 and 12. >> they just moved into our neighbor. the kids are some of the nicest kids. it's just, you know, really a shame that people all over the world are missing loved ones at a time we should be enjoying each other. >> reporter: at cia headquarters in langley, virginia, flags flew at half-staff. >>> no word yet on any funeral or memorial service plans for any of the victims. >>> intelligence sources are now looking at a connection between the man accused of air fare tempting to blow up a plane on christmas day and a muslim cleric linked to the accused fort hood gunman. the suspected bomber spoke with the cleric several times last fall. a classified report sent to
the united states would not be able to michael jackson tornado the freedom and security that we cherish without decades of service from the dedicated men and women of the cia. the agency declined to provide details on the casualties from the attack or the nature of the work terrify base. one of the victims, 37-year-old harold brown jr. lived in fairfax county, virginia. he is survived by his wife and threechildren, ages 2, 10 and 12. >> they just moved into our neighbor. the kids are some...
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as we zoom in on the united states capitol on this very first day of january 2010. good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. we'll start things off as we always do with meteorologist veronica johnson. warmer today? >> warmer today but boy we got some big changes on the way. in fact, it's going to be the coldest air moving in since last winter, you guys. >> what? >> i know. i know. of course i'm the bearer of bad news. >> of course you are. >> today we're going to be warming up. it's 36 degrees in the district in adams morgan. aspen hill and bethesda and leesburg 33 degrees. south of the area, through northern neck, richmond over to maryland eastern shore there's a dense fog advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. today. so visibility, those will start to improve later today. 42 degrees the high today. mostly cloudy skies. jerry? >> happy new year to you. good morning, everyone. take a live look at maryland. capital beltway around college park nothing out of the ordinary. surprising number of people out there and lots of police. so if you're heading on out be aware th
as we zoom in on the united states capitol on this very first day of january 2010. good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. we'll start things off as we always do with meteorologist veronica johnson. warmer today? >> warmer today but boy we got some big changes on the way. in fact, it's going to be the coldest air moving in since last winter, you guys. >> what? >> i know. i know. of course i'm the bearer of bad news. >> of course you are. >> today we're...
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. >> there were 3,500 flights airborne over the united states at the time. who can guarantee there wasn't another event about to happen? >> reporter: the traportation security administration called it a, quote, strategic-based decision, but the pilots say a warning would have led them to keep the cockpit doors closed, and to alertlight attendants to watch for suspicious behavior. tonight the department of homeland security says it is sending a team to visit airports around the world starting monday to push for improvements in airline security overseas. >> pete, thank you. >>> it was certainly an eventful year on wall street, the huge rally in the stock market since march wasn't enough to offset this decade's losses. in fact, this decade has been second only to the 1930s as the worst ever. the dow is more than 9% lower than where it was january 2000. perhaps it's fitting that the day ended on a down note on wall street. the blue chips were off more than 120 points on this last trading day of the year. >>> whether you're celebrating, vacationing or visiting fa
. >> there were 3,500 flights airborne over the united states at the time. who can guarantee there wasn't another event about to happen? >> reporter: the traportation security administration called it a, quote, strategic-based decision, but the pilots say a warning would have led them to keep the cockpit doors closed, and to alertlight attendants to watch for suspicious behavior. tonight the department of homeland security says it is sending a team to visit airports around the world...
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a year ago today barack obama was preparing to become the 44th president of the united states. hope was in the air. 365 days later, he now knows the reality of being the leader of the free world. nbc's chief white house correspondent cck todd takes a look at the challenges facing the obama administration in the coming year. >> reporter: on day one for president obama, everything seemed possible. >> on this day, we gather because we have chosen he over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. >> reporter: but nearly one year later, thanks to a weak economy and expansive legislative agenda that's still largely unfinished, most polling shows the country is less united, less hopeful and more conflicted. and with an election on the horizon, the president enters 2010 with a tough political mission. >> mterm elections always reflect the political standing of the president. >> reporter: right now, the president's political standing is tenuous. though he entered the white house with a sky-shy 60% approval. that number has steadily declined throughout the first year, now sitting
a year ago today barack obama was preparing to become the 44th president of the united states. hope was in the air. 365 days later, he now knows the reality of being the leader of the free world. nbc's chief white house correspondent cck todd takes a look at the challenges facing the obama administration in the coming year. >> reporter: on day one for president obama, everything seemed possible. >> on this day, we gather because we have chosen he over fear, unity of purpose over...
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my father felt humiliating when they ask him to send protest to the united states. he told them, my presence, to the foreign minister, we cannot shot because it is too high, flying to hi. and i am just hearing, reading this state department, how they laughing at me. the u2 fly pushed these arms race, development of all these antiaircraft weapons. but americans knew, i hope the new that the soviets was able to shoot it. maybe they saying that these two old men went too far, because my father knows he was ready to sign the treaty. and again, eisenhower also wanted to do it in the last encore of his term. maybe someone would want it to be some. i know it was many people who thought that he was not in soviet interest. >> guest: you mentioned earlier the incident where mayor paulson insulted khrushchev in los angeles. then khrushchev got mad and threaten to go home. the dinner ended in a moment of anxiety. and then khrushchev went upstairs to his hotel room and gathered his aides and you around him, and went into kind of a tantrum about the mayor and about this incident,
my father felt humiliating when they ask him to send protest to the united states. he told them, my presence, to the foreign minister, we cannot shot because it is too high, flying to hi. and i am just hearing, reading this state department, how they laughing at me. the u2 fly pushed these arms race, development of all these antiaircraft weapons. but americans knew, i hope the new that the soviets was able to shoot it. maybe they saying that these two old men went too far, because my father...
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in the united states we have the high-paying jobs here in the united states. host: how can this be done? caller: i am not certain about how you can do this. it seems that corporate america would rather pay the lower costs, then keeping the labor here in the united states. the government may be able to find a way to keep these jobs here in the united states. host: thank you very much. the "richmond times dispatch." they have a report on the comeback of the stock market, and how the seemed unimaginable. that is one take on the economy. baltimore, you are up right now. how are you doing? caller: i would say the number one policy issue for me is afghanistan. and there is the economy and jobs. i have done quite a bit of reading. this is reminding me of vietnam. i think that this is taking so many resources from the country and it will be hard to address any other problem. we are approaching this in the middle east, and this is not helping to solve the problems over there. more money should be devoted to domestic problems. i would like to see a lot done with public
in the united states we have the high-paying jobs here in the united states. host: how can this be done? caller: i am not certain about how you can do this. it seems that corporate america would rather pay the lower costs, then keeping the labor here in the united states. the government may be able to find a way to keep these jobs here in the united states. host: thank you very much. the "richmond times dispatch." they have a report on the comeback of the stock market, and how the...
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they are often the united states. >> what is the one behind your desk? >> these are the two from the national gallery. those of my number one favorite. >> tell us about anyone that comes to mind. >> we are taking part in the washington national opera production. it welcomes guests at various times. we welcome to the ambassador of russia, the ambassador of hungary, and then greeted the three supremes. we marched out into the stage. >> what about the gavels? >> they were given to me by various people. they have all have inscriptions. there is a photograph of there. that was taken in 1978. they are judging the court at the university of california berkeley law school. it is one of my fondest remembrances. he was still in very good health. >> when you work in an office like this, what atmosphere do you want? does it matter to you where you are we need to your writing and reading? >> am i to be an acquired taste. i like to have my law clerks at hand. in my regular chambers, all were inside chambers. now i have two that are in that office and tw downo the hall
they are often the united states. >> what is the one behind your desk? >> these are the two from the national gallery. those of my number one favorite. >> tell us about anyone that comes to mind. >> we are taking part in the washington national opera production. it welcomes guests at various times. we welcome to the ambassador of russia, the ambassador of hungary, and then greeted the three supremes. we marched out into the stage. >> what about the gavels? >>...
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states because the united states is so important to our economic interest. they are our best ally and closest neighbor. they are our best friend and we should not forget that. we have established a good relationship. we have worked well at some of these international meetings. we have been looking to align on security issues and a think we're making progress on some difficult issues. i do not envy president obama. his challengers are much greater than mine, not just the fact that the united states has much more global responsibilities, but the problems in the inner states with the economy, health care, there's so much deeper. i do not envy his position. we're there and to try and be helpful while protecting our own interests. >> you're just recently in china. i would like to get your reaction of the premier in china, who seemed to be giving you a dressing down. they are powerful players in the world. >> i have met president hu many times before. i have had a chance to have bilateral meetings at a number of these international summits. what strikes me most ab
states because the united states is so important to our economic interest. they are our best ally and closest neighbor. they are our best friend and we should not forget that. we have established a good relationship. we have worked well at some of these international meetings. we have been looking to align on security issues and a think we're making progress on some difficult issues. i do not envy president obama. his challengers are much greater than mine, not just the fact that the united...
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the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ applause ] >> bret: on january 20, 2009, barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. the first of african-american heritage. and it was a busy year for the president. he reached out to the world's muslims in a speech in cairo on june 4. on august 6, president obama's pick for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor became the third female and the first hispanic to sit on the u.s. supreme court. on october, 14 president's approval rate fell below 50%. we have a.b. stodder, and charles cradock. it was quite a year for the president. charles? >> it began with this wonderful festival of inauguration day. where i think the pride people held across the country was near universal. electing the first african-american was a transcendcation of the experience. it wasn't until a month later to joint session of congress that obama revealed how much of a leftist he is. remember in the transition, his appointments were rather cen
the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ applause ] >> bret: on january 20, 2009, barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. the first of african-american heritage. and it was a busy year for the president. he reached out to the world's muslims in a speech in cairo on june 4. on august 6, president obama's pick for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor became the third female and...
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who did the ited states assure the iraqito get these meback to the united states? >> well, their governmen wasn't going to allow -- the united states govement was to the going to allow the men to be tried in ira i thk there was a feeling at that would have set a really dangerous pcedent fomilitary personnel and u.s. contractors workingn war zones. so the case s brought to washgton. it was kind of an precedented case bringing u.s. contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly coited in a war zone. and baghd, people in iraq have reay wanted to know w is this going to play out. how is the u.s. dicial system going to hale this case? are we going to get stice? so judge ricardo you arebina led today. what did he say. he w the he sense the ruli and what reasons did he give for it? >> he threw out the tire case. he dmissed the indictment againsall five member. and the reason was he basically said that prosecutors ossed the line. and theyishandled eviden. whatappened is after the shooting, the state departmentame in and said to the conactors, we want to know wha
who did the ited states assure the iraqito get these meback to the united states? >> well, their governmen wasn't going to allow -- the united states govement was to the going to allow the men to be tried in ira i thk there was a feeling at that would have set a really dangerous pcedent fomilitary personnel and u.s. contractors workingn war zones. so the case s brought to washgton. it was kind of an precedented case bringing u.s. contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly...
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. >> how did we get prohibition in the united states? >> prohibition will start actually in jangly 16, 1920, once the 18th amendment was ratified. but it was actually part of a century long movement to ban on-call in this country. that movement was called the temperance movement. the idea behind their temperance meant to moderate one striking, but by the 1820s, the movement decided that people have to abstain for political on-call. this was led by evangelical protestant churches starting in the 18 teams and they believe that alcohol was simple, it was wrong. they called it demon rum. associate alcohol with a double. and therefore, everybody had to stop ringing altogether. this movement lasted a century long. their idea was to clean up and sober up american society and eventually end up with a decent middle class, largely white-based protestant american society. and ultimately they got their way in prohibition itself. which was a constitutional amendment, 18th amendment, to ban alcohol in america, and that went into effect in 1920. prohib
. >> how did we get prohibition in the united states? >> prohibition will start actually in jangly 16, 1920, once the 18th amendment was ratified. but it was actually part of a century long movement to ban on-call in this country. that movement was called the temperance movement. the idea behind their temperance meant to moderate one striking, but by the 1820s, the movement decided that people have to abstain for political on-call. this was led by evangelical protestant churches...
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before we do let's take a look at our united states marine corps leaders of the game. tracy smith leading all scorers with 14. scott wood hit two threes early but then wasn't heard from much the rest of the half. javier gonzalez with five points. brandon evans leading unc greensboro with eight. kyle randall with six points. sidney lowe talking to his team. trying to find the magic that they had early in the first half because they sure lost it in the last five or six minutes as unc greensboro made a great comeback. >> mike g.: and i love the energy that korey van dussen brought out there. i thought that was a big spark for them. defensively their zone was very active. nc state had a lot of problems with it. >> mike h.: we'll remind you for unc greensboro, two key players, mikko koivisto and pete brown are not available tonight. give uncg even more credit for what they've done hanging close here with nc state. spartans with just two wins on this season and nine losses. and, again, this is their fifth acc team that they have played. they'll play six in all. they play mar
before we do let's take a look at our united states marine corps leaders of the game. tracy smith leading all scorers with 14. scott wood hit two threes early but then wasn't heard from much the rest of the half. javier gonzalez with five points. brandon evans leading unc greensboro with eight. kyle randall with six points. sidney lowe talking to his team. trying to find the magic that they had early in the first half because they sure lost it in the last five or six minutes as unc greensboro...
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even the president of the united states last at this of this is the empire and that we are dealing with. >> guest: it is very hypocritical and as he noticed, rush did not comment on that. he didn't need to. it tells the full story of what the far left really wants for america. and they don't want conservative views. they hate conservative views and they want to absolutely kill conservative views around america. therefore the gil after talk show host. >> host: let's talk a little bit about the hard censorship that you write about. you think this democratic president with these big majorities in congress will go at faithful, fratto reinstitution of the fairness doctrine or will they approach it from a different angle? >> guest: if they do they can expect a tea party that is incredulous. it will be the biggest tea party this nation has ever seen. >> host: healing seen nothing yet. >> guest: you ain't seen nothing yet. no, they are not going to go to the front door on this because a lot of spl linds were put up about the fairness doctrine especially as the new president was coming into powe
even the president of the united states last at this of this is the empire and that we are dealing with. >> guest: it is very hypocritical and as he noticed, rush did not comment on that. he didn't need to. it tells the full story of what the far left really wants for america. and they don't want conservative views. they hate conservative views and they want to absolutely kill conservative views around america. therefore the gil after talk show host. >> host: let's talk a little bit...
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in 2005 alone 1,181 women were murdered by an intimate partner in the united states. even in one of our nation's safest states, vermont, there were seven domestic violence-related homicide and three suicide in just one week in 2007. additionally, the cycle of intergenerational violence is perpetuated by children-witnessed violence. in addition to the terrible cost of domestic violence and the cost on the lives of individual families, these crimes cost taxpayers and communities. however, in addition to saving and rebuilding lives, avwa saved taxpayers $14.8 billion in the first six years alone. it was not only the right thing to do but is also fiscally sound legislation. it has improved the national response the domestic and sexual violence. the rate of nonfate offensive line intimate partner violence against women has decreased by 63%. remarkably the number of those killed has decreased by 24% for women and 48% for men. my written testimony details impact of avwa grants, legal assistance to victims grants. protection orders. each of these funds has created systems to
in 2005 alone 1,181 women were murdered by an intimate partner in the united states. even in one of our nation's safest states, vermont, there were seven domestic violence-related homicide and three suicide in just one week in 2007. additionally, the cycle of intergenerational violence is perpetuated by children-witnessed violence. in addition to the terrible cost of domestic violence and the cost on the lives of individual families, these crimes cost taxpayers and communities. however, in...
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. >> will rush to help the united states after it falls apart? -- will russia helped the united states after it falls apart? >> this will also affect us. the united states is the greatest power. we have relationships. partners. the world economy is connected with invisible threads to the economy of the united states. to which someone certain problems -- to wish someone certain problems, it would be better to be in a favorable world than a world of catastrophes. from the bottom of my heart, i congratulate you on your 55th birthday and wish you success. [applause] all the people in the studio support me in my congratulations. i worked at a factory and there are just wishes. i will leave them outside the program. one more question connected with the invalids who lost their functions. i have spoken about this. i will not repeat this bridge -- i will not repeat this. no one has the right to send in the lives -- invalids to be reassessed. why aren't all labor body people working? i agree with that. tthe gap between the large incomes and the minimal inc
. >> will rush to help the united states after it falls apart? -- will russia helped the united states after it falls apart? >> this will also affect us. the united states is the greatest power. we have relationships. partners. the world economy is connected with invisible threads to the economy of the united states. to which someone certain problems -- to wish someone certain problems, it would be better to be in a favorable world than a world of catastrophes. from the bottom of my...
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. >> we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the united states of america. >> the problem with the constitution -- right? yeah. didn't go for the redistribution of wealth. crazy constitution without that! >> one of the i think the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement because so court-focussed, i think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributed change. >> glenn: you at seiu, your agendas, might -- yeah, i love that. >> your agenda has been my agenda in the united states senate. before debating healthcare. i talked to andy stern in seiu members. >> glenn: i feel like in the last year i spent my whole life representing your agenda, america's agenda. can you believe it's been a year? >>> up next, want to play a game? still ahead, the most talked about moments ever on the show. can you guess which one that was? when glenn beck's new year's countdown returns. ♪ ♪ >>
. >> we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the united states of america. >> the problem with the constitution -- right? yeah. didn't go for the redistribution of wealth. crazy constitution without that! >> one of the i think the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement because so court-focussed, i think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able...
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that person had a problem showing a record showing that they were in united states. it has been a worse time with those citizens that other people that can show these records. transferring birth certificates into an electronic form is not an easy task. it has to be done slowly, it has to be done in a meaningful way. it is not about, should we do it? if it is there, that is great. we want to know about the government's, the privacy protections, and the accuracy. they estimate that they will have 95% accuracy. the way that translates into a light at the dmv, one in 10 people will get a false reading. that means delays. you can be in one of those citizens that has been in the same house, the same county, the same city all your life, but you will be rejected if this system does not work well and is not 100 percent reliable. the pilot project is aspiration. c of we can get it up and running. see if we can ask those questions. if you build it right, the states will come along. we need to do that in a cooperative basis. >> thank you. mr. baker, you testified that all the pa
that person had a problem showing a record showing that they were in united states. it has been a worse time with those citizens that other people that can show these records. transferring birth certificates into an electronic form is not an easy task. it has to be done slowly, it has to be done in a meaningful way. it is not about, should we do it? if it is there, that is great. we want to know about the government's, the privacy protections, and the accuracy. they estimate that they will have...
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>> he can't, but i know through 2007 there were about 800,000 clean energy jobs in the united states. >> over what time period? >> in 2007, which is the last year we have data for. but more importantly, the rate of growth in clean energy jobs over the previous ten years was two and a half times of ordinary jobs. >> where do you get that from? >> the pew environment center came up with that. it includes people work building wind turbines, making energy efficient windows, installing insulation, putsing up solar panels, all those jobs are counted as clean energy jobs. >> president obama's stimulus plan was supposed to create x number of jobs and clearly it didn't. green energy jobs, how many green energy jobs do you think will be created if we has cap and trade? do you have a number. >> yes. there's one number from the university of massachusetts says that the stimulus package, combined with the global warming bill, will create about 1.7 million jobs. a study by the university of illinois says about 2 million jobs by 2020. >> by 2020? >> net. >> that's a very long time. >> that's a lot o
>> he can't, but i know through 2007 there were about 800,000 clean energy jobs in the united states. >> over what time period? >> in 2007, which is the last year we have data for. but more importantly, the rate of growth in clean energy jobs over the previous ten years was two and a half times of ordinary jobs. >> where do you get that from? >> the pew environment center came up with that. it includes people work building wind turbines, making energy efficient...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, republican leader of the united states, the hon. john boehner. >> today we honor our 15th president, abraham lincoln. we also honor the work of the lincoln bicentennial commission. there are holding hundreds of events encumbrances across america to celebrate -- all across; american to celebrate lincoln. he spoke about equality. as we all know from our history, our entire went after the invention of the cotton in jim prada -- after the cotton gin. families were torn apart and sold. abraham lincoln's rise to the white house paralyzed the tension in america over slavery. by 1854, the republican party was formed to oppose slavery and then spent in the territories. by 1858, lincoln himself warned that a house divided could not stand. like most leaders, lincoln could see but could do little to slow the downward spiral of our union. six weeks after his election in november 1860, the union was dissolved and [unintelligible] the war claimed more american lives than all other wars that we have been involved in. between 1861 and 1865, 620,000
. >> ladies and gentlemen, republican leader of the united states, the hon. john boehner. >> today we honor our 15th president, abraham lincoln. we also honor the work of the lincoln bicentennial commission. there are holding hundreds of events encumbrances across america to celebrate -- all across; american to celebrate lincoln. he spoke about equality. as we all know from our history, our entire went after the invention of the cotton in jim prada -- after the cotton gin. families...
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>>.bill: isn't it true that the united states of america is a compassionate nation which providesat safety nets for peop. i'm not opposed to poor people having access to healthcare if they can't afford it. what are you going to do, let them die in the street? >> of course, not. tell me all g the street corners in all the towns where people are dieing in the streets because they don't have healthcare. bill: theyte go to the emergency rooms. >> exactly. what obama is doing -- this is the first step getting rid of the private sector healthcare. thisca is going to cost us an extrnoa trillion dollars in debt an.we need to be in the system. right now the doctor will stay i'm going to run all these tests. you don't care because you are not paying for it. >> name a couple republicans you backed. >> a couplego republicans? i can't off the top of my head. >>er i get nervous when you put the glasses on. when you put they on i get nervous. youal are reading a little thin. >> what are you insinuating here. bill: you beat that guy up. obviously acorn is a far left organization that wants to register as
>>.bill: isn't it true that the united states of america is a compassionate nation which providesat safety nets for peop. i'm not opposed to poor people having access to healthcare if they can't afford it. what are you going to do, let them die in the street? >> of course, not. tell me all g the street corners in all the towns where people are dieing in the streets because they don't have healthcare. bill: theyte go to the emergency rooms. >> exactly. what obama is doing --...
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states senate. so we want our members to be fully buying into the legislative process from the time a bill is introduced until there's a time there's resolution by a chief executive officer. whether it's a progun bill being signed into law or an antigun bill being vetoed. because we need their assistance every step of the way. and we also want to let them know how their efforts along the way have helped us succeed. you know, thanks to your calls, we managed to defeat this bill in the house judiciary committee or thanks to your emails or your meeting with your lawmakers, we managed to pass this progun reform out of the house of representatives. we need them involved in every stage of the way for them to be effective they need to have a history of how the bill progressed and where their efforts can help and how their efforts help. every month we send out an activist newsletter to thousands of folks called freedom's voice. it's not so much of a regurgitation of relevant news as much as it's more to how
states senate. so we want our members to be fully buying into the legislative process from the time a bill is introduced until there's a time there's resolution by a chief executive officer. whether it's a progun bill being signed into law or an antigun bill being vetoed. because we need their assistance every step of the way. and we also want to let them know how their efforts along the way have helped us succeed. you know, thanks to your calls, we managed to defeat this bill in the house...
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candice mikins here in the united states. and it was such an honor for me to be a part of africa's international media summit for 2009 where this year's theme was women in the media. and to win this award and bring this award back to the united states where i could share it with all of us and all my family and friends. and i absolutely believe that my participation in this book was viewed very heavily in honoring me to be a part of this work. so i thank you again and i thank you all for being here. [applause] >> hello, peggy and barbara. regan, i think we've emailed each other on numerous occasions. i'm so thrilled to have you in d.c. i'm a third generation washingtonian. and the mother of a beautiful 4-year-old daughter. and i refuse to have her anywhere but in d.c. i had the opportunity to have her in maryland and virginia but i wanted her here in d.c., so i'm glad that you all are here in this magnificent city. at this magnificent time. the way i was selected, my poem "stand in your truth." it was a fluke. a friend sent me
candice mikins here in the united states. and it was such an honor for me to be a part of africa's international media summit for 2009 where this year's theme was women in the media. and to win this award and bring this award back to the united states where i could share it with all of us and all my family and friends. and i absolutely believe that my participation in this book was viewed very heavily in honoring me to be a part of this work. so i thank you again and i thank you all for being...
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wil haygood discusses his book is dave zirin, author of "a people's history of sports in the united states." >> host: welcome to "after words." i'm dave zirin, i'm the sports editor for the nation magazine, and i'm absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the 20th century. that boxer's name is walker smith jr. better known as sugar ray robinson, and the author is wil haygood. how you doing, sir? >> guest: i'm good. great to be here. >> host: it's good to have you. >> guest: i really do think this book is a tremendous ak450e6789, so congratulations right away. >> guest: thank you very much. thank you. >> host: you are not a sports biographer by trade. >> guest: right. >> host: why did you decide to spend five years of your life writing about sugar ray robinson? >> guest: well, i had written two previous biographies, one of adam clayton powell and the other the entertainer, sammy davis jr. so i started thinking, if i could find another subject that interested me, i'd have a trilogy. three major biographies
wil haygood discusses his book is dave zirin, author of "a people's history of sports in the united states." >> host: welcome to "after words." i'm dave zirin, i'm the sports editor for the nation magazine, and i'm absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the 20th century. that boxer's name is walker smith jr. better known as sugar ray robinson, and the author is wil haygood. how you...
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. >> well, the united states holocaust museum has undertake an research project and it is in book form. this is volume one of the research project. jeff is the manager what is the this project? >> all the different camps and ghettos the germans during nazi period and all of their allies ran. >> and how many have you found? >> we we have found well, within the volumes we're going to have about 20,000. >> 20,000 camps. were you surprised at the number? >> yes we were. >> why? >> when i came on board in 2000. the people who had created the project. historians themselves had estimated there were about 5 thousand tow to 7,000 sites we would be looking at. this turned out to be one of those instances in which a lot of different people around the world had been doing research in their own little corners and nobody had ever put the numbers together. so when we started looking through secondary sources and contacting historians and finding out about the different categories of camps the numbers started to build and within three to four years we were up to 20,000. >> well what are the different
. >> well, the united states holocaust museum has undertake an research project and it is in book form. this is volume one of the research project. jeff is the manager what is the this project? >> all the different camps and ghettos the germans during nazi period and all of their allies ran. >> and how many have you found? >> we we have found well, within the volumes we're going to have about 20,000. >> 20,000 camps. were you surprised at the number? >> yes...
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he had taken a shot at a united states general. he was trying to emigrate to keep above. a lot of was set off, i forgot which one, was set off after reading a socialist pamphlet buy emma goldman. one after another so if anybody takes a shot it obama it is going to be his base. >> host: one of the things we are doing it clear boothe luce policy institute in this era of economic planning we are reading f.a. hayek's the road to serfdom and in the book he said the socialist needs a scapegoat to rally a majority for common cause. the question is has the american businessmen become the liberal scapegoat to rally the nation for this new socialist welfare state with welfare in socialized health care and forced unionization and things like that. >> guest: yes although i might say there is not a lot of love lost between me and wall street. they all donated to obama. we are the party of the small businessman. they are the party of the financial and manipulators like george soros who i also read about in this book. it is curious that the three unofficial spokesman of the democratic p
he had taken a shot at a united states general. he was trying to emigrate to keep above. a lot of was set off, i forgot which one, was set off after reading a socialist pamphlet buy emma goldman. one after another so if anybody takes a shot it obama it is going to be his base. >> host: one of the things we are doing it clear boothe luce policy institute in this era of economic planning we are reading f.a. hayek's the road to serfdom and in the book he said the socialist needs a scapegoat...
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the great chief justice john marshall said that judges in the united states should not wear royal robes. they should wear plain black. every once in awhile, not in this court, i will use this robe. this one was a gift to me by the people's court in china when i was in china in 1995. i was a guest of their highest court and visited several courts in major cities. when i was in beijing, i admired the robes. they made up a rope and presented it to me as a gift. this is my chinese robe. in canada, but the lawyers and judges wear robes. this is the standard french scarf. the women jurists that they should enhance it with a lovely lace collar. >> tell us about the traditions around the robing room before an oral argument begins. >> as we enter the room, the first thing we do is go around the room, each justice shaking hands with every other. that is a symbol of the work that we do as police body. you may be temporarily miffed because you receive a dissenting opinion from colleague, but when we go to sit on the bench, we look at each other, shake hands, and it is a way of saying we are all in
the great chief justice john marshall said that judges in the united states should not wear royal robes. they should wear plain black. every once in awhile, not in this court, i will use this robe. this one was a gift to me by the people's court in china when i was in china in 1995. i was a guest of their highest court and visited several courts in major cities. when i was in beijing, i admired the robes. they made up a rope and presented it to me as a gift. this is my chinese robe. in canada,...
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as most of you know, columbia is not that far from the united states. is just on the other side of the
as most of you know, columbia is not that far from the united states. is just on the other side of the
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. >> ali claims he spent years living in the united states, including maryland and new york. in manhattan he claimed he once worked as a driver for a legendary bandleader. fox news can't confirm this but we can confirm that in memphis, tennessee he was convicted for assault with a knife in 1995. he claims a somali man he had taken in attacked him with a machete. the courts determined otherwise. he was sentenced to probation and anger management, and according to shelby county, he did not comply with court orders. the case was, however, ultimately dismissed, though not until 2001. ali told me he wanted to become an expert on pirates but the pirates wouldn't let him hang with them unless he worked on him. his command of english made him valuable in the excruciating negotiations with the crew. >> we are talking about holding 13 colleagues of yours at gunpoint. >> the communication line between the ship and the owner of the company. >> tell bus the pirates themselves. >> pirates on the ship, they were not a stable group. >> they could explode. they could start shooting. they woul
. >> ali claims he spent years living in the united states, including maryland and new york. in manhattan he claimed he once worked as a driver for a legendary bandleader. fox news can't confirm this but we can confirm that in memphis, tennessee he was convicted for assault with a knife in 1995. he claims a somali man he had taken in attacked him with a machete. the courts determined otherwise. he was sentenced to probation and anger management, and according to shelby county, he did not...
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when i talked to rape victims in the united states, i have to give them the same information because the likelihood of justice that you think you will get because you watch csi - they took id and i and i wa -- they took might dna and i thought the rapist would be apprehended and i can get on the path of recovery and it does not work like that for the majority of people. when we start to prioritize certain people, we create a parallel universe of justice. that has to stop. >> all right, thank you for that point and that -- and as we look at this re-authorization, sometimes laws and funding is set back into a time when we did not have the technology and state laws that we have now. this is an opportunity to look at what we should be doing differently and better. to end on a positive note, you said this save taxpayers $14.8 billion in the first six years alone. can you comment about that and where you see those savings? >> back in 1984, when i was a young person living in cleveland, ohio, i live next door to a family where the husband was violent but we have to tell the police officers
when i talked to rape victims in the united states, i have to give them the same information because the likelihood of justice that you think you will get because you watch csi - they took id and i and i wa -- they took might dna and i thought the rapist would be apprehended and i can get on the path of recovery and it does not work like that for the majority of people. when we start to prioritize certain people, we create a parallel universe of justice. that has to stop. >> all right,...
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one of the clients of literature in the united states and the best in texas. he looks over here and decided to dress as dr. julius erving, famous basketball player, wearing basketball shorts and put on a big afro wig. rosenthal put on an afro wig himself. i wish there was a photo of that. molly would never have to work again. she would have great leverage. a picture of the editor in a bad way. she had a funny friendship with ann richards. they bonded, that sense of humor, singing songs. they were at a canoe together, it tipped over and they went in the water. brad said at the austin american states, the only writer i know who chronicles this fatefully in a beautiful way. one of the greatest musicians ever in america prevalent lean known for being a guy in austin -- he defined austin--there's a doug psalm hill at the long center if you have not seen it, a tribute to him. he describes austin as a space ship from a magic place. mali called it lotus land. she came here and have a lot of fun writing funny things. it -- she really love austin. any other questions? t
one of the clients of literature in the united states and the best in texas. he looks over here and decided to dress as dr. julius erving, famous basketball player, wearing basketball shorts and put on a big afro wig. rosenthal put on an afro wig himself. i wish there was a photo of that. molly would never have to work again. she would have great leverage. a picture of the editor in a bad way. she had a funny friendship with ann richards. they bonded, that sense of humor, singing songs. they...
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he had taken a shot at a united states general. he was trying to emigrate to cuba. a lot of these, one of them was that of, i forget which one, was set off after reading a socialist pamphlet by emma goldman. just one after another, so with anybody takes a shot at obama it is going to be his-- >> host: one of the things we are doing at claire boothe luce institute at the staff and with archaean, when the leaders were reading hayek's the road to serfdom and in that book he said the socialist needs a scapegoat to rally a majority for common cause. the question is as the american businessman become the liberal scapegoat to rally the nation for this new socialist welfare state, with welfare and socialize health care and forced unionization? >> guest: yes although i might say i don't have-- there's not a love lost between me and wall street. where the party of the small businessman. they are the party of the financial manipulators like the daddy warbucks of the democratic party, and george soros also writes about this book. it is curious that the three an official spokesm
he had taken a shot at a united states general. he was trying to emigrate to cuba. a lot of these, one of them was that of, i forget which one, was set off after reading a socialist pamphlet by emma goldman. just one after another, so with anybody takes a shot at obama it is going to be his-- >> host: one of the things we are doing at claire boothe luce institute at the staff and with archaean, when the leaders were reading hayek's the road to serfdom and in that book he said the...
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when the state, what is at stake in which unions the state recognizes? it's really the question of what unions, what family units, are, worthy of honor and recognition, by the political community as a whole. there's a competition over honor in a way and recognition. which bears out aristotle's point, that justice requires figuring out the purpose or and or essential nature of the practice and closely connected to that enterprise, is asking ourselves the question and arguing about the question what virtues, what excellences, what social practices are worthy of honor and recognition by the community? so, whether we're talking about flutes, or golf carts, or marriage, there is a certain applauseability in an idea of idea of justice on the face of it seems pretty strange and remote from temporary concerns. aristotle's idea to argue about justice is to argue about the purpose of social institutions and to argue about what virtues are worthy of honor and recognition. what is the point, stepping back now, even from aristotle, what's the point of trying to conne
when the state, what is at stake in which unions the state recognizes? it's really the question of what unions, what family units, are, worthy of honor and recognition, by the political community as a whole. there's a competition over honor in a way and recognition. which bears out aristotle's point, that justice requires figuring out the purpose or and or essential nature of the practice and closely connected to that enterprise, is asking ourselves the question and arguing about the question...
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columbia to go up the east coast of the united states. but as it happens, this was chandra and the was a nor'easter along the east coast. all kinds of planes were delayed at night. so here they were on a relatively routine flight from colombia to do your, the captain of the plane was a man named caveat is. they are flying this plane and they start to get held up by air traffic control. and they are held up because the weather is so bad. very, very thick fogs and high winds. they are holed up about 20 minutes or then above atlantic city for 30 minutes. and then again outside of jfk, 40 miles outside of jfk for an additional 30 minutes. so after about an hour and a quarter of delay, they are cleared for landing. they come down near the runway at jfk. and they encountered really severe windshear when there are about 500 feet above the ground. now windshear, i'm sure most of you know, a situation where the wind is flowing very heavily in the face of the aircraft so you add power to maintain constant speed. and then at a certain point the wind
columbia to go up the east coast of the united states. but as it happens, this was chandra and the was a nor'easter along the east coast. all kinds of planes were delayed at night. so here they were on a relatively routine flight from colombia to do your, the captain of the plane was a man named caveat is. they are flying this plane and they start to get held up by air traffic control. and they are held up because the weather is so bad. very, very thick fogs and high winds. they are holed up...